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armstrong came clean to oprah perry ed his anticipated interview has came. >> the traffic is shaping up. >> in the next 30 minutes will see widespread forties around the bay area. this is not the big story. everyone is waking up to temperatures a little bit warmer. we are still in the upper 30's. will also sing 50's along the coast. into the afternoon it will be sunny and everyone will be in the '60s. later on tonight it will be a mild evening. we will have a mixture of 40's and '50's. here are the numbers are right now. it is 29 degrees out the door in concord. we do have a wide

range of numbers but into the afternoon everyone was see the side temperatures. they will be above seasonal average. >> we are still watching the potential hot spot in san leandro on to 38. this is a northbound direction. there was a report of a semi truck that was stalled. the potential is said this will jam up the ride coming into castro's ballet. there is no indication if they are able to clear this from the right-hand lane. >> if you have been looking to get this will shot but have been running into problems we do have some advice for you. you might want to hand out where will tran is this morning. he is out in fremont. >> i am at washington hospital and as you concede

there is a line in behind me. if they just started a few minutes ago perry ed if this will go all the way to 9:00 a.m. perry athis is first-e first-served you concede the people that are walking to the door perry e. they have been looking run for so long and they have had no luck. >> how long have you been looking for a shot? >> i have been looking for a couple weeks. there just have been no place is were we to get there in a timely manner. >> are you a big believer? >> i think it is a 55 percent chance from what i have been reading perry ed i would just take sides of the this and hope that it worked. >> he told me that his daughters are still loyal to school after the receive their shot. off this will go on for another hour and 45 minutes. if they stated that

they could have more than 50 shots available. we will just have to monitor this. >> the flu season has hit really hard this season. >> the flow is very dangerous for the young and for the old. a 98 year-old woman died earlier this month perry ed she had other chronic illnesses including pneumonia. at there have been five reported deaths that are related to the flu and the state. health officials are saying that the worst is yet to come. >> an attempted kidnapping in san jose that rate reported was all made up. according to investigators the woman admitted that she made up the story. if she

told police that a man tried to it snatcher door of her arms in the front yard of their home. at police stated that day notice inconsistencies in her story and after the press armorican at the police department she finally confessed pre-empts police say that there is no never a watch in the area but they hope that this will spur for them to get one. >> as federal judge is ready still allow the public knew the ban to go into effect on february the first. activists filed a lawsuit to overturn it. they argue that the government order violates their first amendment right to express their political views. the judge stated that it will take more than that to just be naked to make a point. >> if we are going on to

vote or more for a story with lance armstrong he stated that he used a variety of enhancement drugs to windows titles. he refused answer when oprah want to know whether not his former teammates wife was telling the truth when she said that in 1996 she heard him tell his doctor that he was doping perry ed he also admitted that he was a boy. bully. >> if i did not like what i heard or someone was being disloyal or a friend turned on me i tried to control it. that is a lie, they are liars. >> he was stripped of his titles and his olympic medal that he won in 2000. he is also facing other numerous lawsuits. >> let's take a look at the

stocks. the dow is not doing much but it is on the positive side. they're up by three points. 13,599. >> we will take a break. here is a shot from the golden gate bridge. above it looks pretty clear and it is hard to make out because it is still dark outside. it hard to make out because it is still dark outside. it will wa[ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or why it doesn't have to be an adventure to stick to your new year's budget. because safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. right now, a case of arrowhead water is just $3.33. folgers is $7.99 for the large size. that's a huge deal. rise and shine. simply orange oj is just $2.88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life.

>> 7:09 a.m. now. attention travelers, your high-flying status with delta air lines may take a dive with the airline's new frequent-flier rules. >> delta announced a new spending requirement for gainey elite status in the airline sky miles program. in addition to racking up medallion qualifying miles or segments, passengers will have to spend a minimum dollar amount or tickets each year for each rung on the mileage latter. >> the change starts on january 1st of next year for membership status in the 2015 program. >> in the meantime, boeing plans to keep building its 787 dreamliner why the engineers are trying to solve battery problems that grounded the plane. >> thedreamliner was grounded worldwide yesterday. the faa announced that the battery

failures cost the week of flammable material, heat damage and smoke. it is not clear how long the investigation will take or how long would take to fix the problem. >> a colorado movie theater where a gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens of others, first responders and officials. >> the governor of colorado acknowledged some victims and their families did not want the theater to reopen. but he said that for those attended the ceremony, it was the path to healing. cinemark plans to reopen the entire 16 screen complex in our moral, call routed to the public next week. >> it looks as if this weekend will be nice. we will get an update

>> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news the time is 7:13 a.m. as we're tracking hot spots in the east bay. this the first report of an accident on 880 north bound. this is going to be backing things up even though it does not appear to have created a back up already. >> expect delays for the nimitz, 580 may be a better right. >> chp is sig alert for a stall on to 38 in the north bound direction leading towards a zero blocking the right lane. it is blocking up traffic for the castro valley ride and beyond the

dublin great. that will make getting to interstate 580 a problem. >> the bay bridge westbound light traffic robyn free. >> san mateo bridge is slowing down a bit. 30 minutes is a drive time. >> the golden gate bridge ride looks great. we are problem free through marin county on 101 southbound. >> here's your weather update with erica. >> good morning george. let us take it outside to our mount tam cam. clear skies for most of us. temperatures a bit warmer than yesterday. downtown san francisco and 47. 47 in oakland. low '40's and hayward. by 8:00 a.m. holding on to '30's. we struggle to get out of the frigid temperatures. the rest of the bay sitting comfortably in the '40's. at lunchtime the green starts to build on your screen indicates where lows 60s will develop. mild conditions later tonight by 8:00 p.m. we're talking a mixing up upper '40's and '50's. as i brought down the

afternoon highs in your neighborhood. like yesterday it will be like to day. >> 664 campbell, los gatos. 65 for sunnyvale and santa clara. 62 in fremont. the east bay not as warm overall mild lows 60s for concord, pittsburgh, danville. 61 in pleasanton. to the north bay petaluma at 62. a degree cool for downtown san francisco. oakland at 62. 61 in vallejo. those of you heading to tahoe freezing fog for the next couple of mornings. we will see sunshine into the afternoon leak into the forecast in your afternoon highs in the upper '40's. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast highlights the nice weather on tap this weekend. and look at your afternoon highs miles spots, mid '60s. the warmer spot could get close to the 70

degree mark. as we head into the middle of next week we have changes to talk about. the potential for showers. a 20 percent chance of rain into next wednesday. >> thank you erica. bay area headlines more than $1 million in gold nuggets were stolen out of northern california courthouse last year. we have learned the fethieves may be right here in the bay area. search warrant for executing endel sobrante and a el cerrito. searcher no rest have been madet the share said his team does have a strong piece of evidence on their side. they have the bandits be in a. the share of believe some of their stolen gold old often

says it is impossible--it is possible it's been melted down. >> one suspect is still on the loosed after three attempted to rob a jewelry store. it was all caught on video. the three suspect attempting to rob plaza jewelry store in menlo park this happened tuesday around 12:30 p.m.. the store owner describes seeing the robbers rushed into her store. the store owners husband surprised the robbers, but pulling out a handgun from behind the counter. the three would-be robbers ran out the store empty-handed to of the suspects were later captured by police. >> hayward police are looking for a gunman involved in a shooting. you are looking at video from our helicopter partnership with abc seven news. police called out to the lord tennyson apartment, on tennyson road just before 4.

when they arrived they found that male victim who had been shot. police identified the victim as a 24 year old man from oakland. he was taken to hospital for treatment for not life threatening injuries. police say the victim went to the apartment because he had some sort of dispute with the resident there. >> and not guilty plea from a convicted felon suspected of running an illegal gun operation out of this and the tail home. 35 year old antonioinfante faces up to 10 years in prison after police found several weapons including an assault rifle during a raid last friday. >> infantre is being held on $150,000 bail. a concerned neighbor called police after noticing a lot of people coveting going. >> the district attorney's office says he is a convicted felon, he cannot legally possess any guns. investigators and of the weapons appear to be stolen or tied to other crimes but the guns will be sent to a

crime lab. >> amtrak and state high speed rail authority are teaming up to search for trains that can be used for both of their systems. >> their combined buying power and also generate better pricing for manufacturers. >> amtrak in california high speed rail hope to purchase about 60 trains over the next decade. the first quarter could happen next year. high-speed real efforts in california have come under increased scrutiny by members. >> the u.s. board of regents has given the okay for the u c s f medical center to go forward with plans to be affiliated with children's hospital oakland. >> while this is not final approval this a big step for the medical center itself officials and to create one of the premier children to and all institutions in the country. the proposed deal will be under review over the next few months. >> an elderly couple accidentally drove their car to the front doors of a

vallejo grocery store. >> this is video of the scene from our helicopter partnership with abc seven. >> according to a vallejo fire spokesman, the driver accidentally hit the gas instead of the breaks. >> some customers inside suffered minor injuries from shattered glass and other debris. the couple in the car was on harm. >> we will be back with more on the kron 4 morning news. (dog) oglarry,rrrry,rrrrryrr.

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>> big delays are showing up in oakland on the nimitz freeway north bound. 880 at 29 a multicar crash may be blocking the two left lanes of 80 north bound. you can see from the traffic maps it is creating a big delay. getting to interstate 580 will not be easy this morning if you are coming out of the castro valley. we have a another hot spot there. you concede backing up traffic through castro valley is the stalled big rig north bound point to 38. this is leading on to southbound 880--238. >> as we focus on the weather here around the bay area and other parts of the country. part of the southeast are digging out this morning from a winter storm that dumped snow around the region and played a role in at least one death. >> you can see the cold air and precipitation. now you can see it on the latest video we have into kron 4.

on the left that is and hearst virginia some parts of the state sought as much as 13 in. of snow. >> road crews are out in full force this morning to plauen treat the roads. while the winter storm is not a severe as initially feared, icy roads remain a concern this morning some school systems decided to open late. >> authorities in philadelphia have of arrested a man suspected of throwing a woman on to the subway tracks. we must warn you, the video you are about to see may be disturbing. >> this is surveillance video of an incident on tuesday. you can see the man walked up to the 23 year old woman sitting on a bench. he reportedly asked her for a lighter, walks away that moves end attacks sir. >> he then pulled her off the bench by her feet, tracks are and throws her on the tracks. >> the woman managed to pull ourselves to safety in suffered only minor injuries. police say they

decided to hold off on telling the public what the suspect was wearing and managed to find him within 48 hours. >> there is a new logo and paint scheme that you would notice on the tail. american airlines is rolling out a new look. the updated logo has been painted on a boeing 777-300 that goes into service at the end of the month. american is getting close to a merging for more than a year under bankruptcy protection. >> a poll conducted with the wall street journal show 41 percent of adult tv in are a in a positive light. >> 34% viewed it as a negative light. by

comparison, just 24 percent of positive feelings about the entertainment industry while 34 percent viewed it negatively. >> vienna are a score was virtually unchanged from its 41 to 29 percent rating from january of 2011, nearly two years before the new town shooting. meantime, a new cnn poll found nearly half of americans, 48%, agree with the positions of the nra. >> apple has received a petition to have the national rifle association game app removed. critics say the app in both--is both inappropriate and insensitive. the game called nra practice range include a virtual shooting range with target of various shapes and sizes. guns include assault and sniper rifles. >> and while there is nothing particularly by and

about the game it was released on the one month anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. >> critics feel the release of the game was poorly timed and that was a political jab. they're asking it to be removed from apple's app store out of respect for the victims'. >> we will be back with

>> welcome back to the kron 4 morning news 7:29 a.m.. the first hot spot is able to car crash on the nimitz freeway north bound at 1 tonight. it started out blocking the two left at light. he conceded backing up the ride towards san leandro where we have another problem. it is on38 on 238 installed big rig blocks the lane. a sig alert was issued. it backing up the ride through castro valley on to the dublin great for interstate 580 westbound. this is not an easy situation to detour

around. if you want to avoid the nimitz you want to take interstate 580. getting to it will be a problem with the stalled big rig on 238. >> here is a look at the weather with erica. >> good morning george. it is friday. it is clear for most of the bay area. upper '40's in san francisco. 43 in hayward. upper twenties in concord. a chilly start to the morning for some. as we head into the afternoon everyone will see temperatures in the '60s. later tonight we are looking forward to a mild evening. a mix of the upper '40's and low 50s. tomorrow warmer. dry, clear weather sticking around for the entire day. >> sunday and monday will be nicer than today or yesterday. temperatures in the upper 60s. i will break down your numbers in the 7 day around the bay forecast in my next report. james.

>> fnine49 49ers fever is sweeping the bay area as a team gets ready to take on the atlanta falcons on sunday for the nfc championship game. >> to get you more news faster, let us turn to kron 4 solo reporter mike pelton. he is live at the niners headquarters in santa clara. mike? >> you can see the old post. goal psot . the team will go through a practice at 1130 this morning. then they will board a jet to atlanta to face up the falcons. that game is sunday. if they win the game they advanced to the superbowl. the niners lost at this point last season. the players and coach are hoping it turned out differently this time

around. they are ready to go. >> last year we did not beat the saints. this one we took care of business. let us go to atlanta and take care of business and try to get to the big one and wind that one. >> i will pack a toothbrush and a great attitude and get ready to play a football game. >> the atlanta falcons are the top seed, but the 49ers are the favorite. >> when the sun comes up i will show you the progress because you can see better. >> it looks as if they have added more seats in the upper deck. still a long way to go before the open the

stadium next year. >> thank you mike for that. 49er fever is running hot. >> and with just two days until the big game, we want to see your nine or pride. here are some of our viewers keep them coming. posted on our face book page, or e-mail them to breaking news at kron dot com. >> we will share them throughout the morning. >> 7:34 a.m. now. the pilot who was in charge of the oil tanker that side is what the bay bridge last week could have his license taken away. that is if a state agency finds him at all for the accident. >> the 751 ft. vessel called the oversees reymar hit the western span on the bridge a january 7th, causing more

than $2 million in damage. >> no oil spills and no one was injured. >> of the ships are pilot guy lkeess could be reprimanded for the accident. >> the san francisco bar pilots association says he changed course at the last minute in heavy fog. >> investigators are looking into the changes was other factors, including the malfunctioning radar beacon equipment at the bridge, as possible contributor to the crash. >> law enforcement sources say a millionaire investor killed last november during a home invasion in monte serenmo was set up by an escort. >> this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc seven news of the scene. sources say the escort tipped off to gang members to the house. 21 year-old deanglo alston, 21 year-old

javier garcia, an 26 year- old lukis andersen has been charged with the murder of rvi kumra . both boston and garcia are known gang members from west oakland will form robbery crews and targeted homes and oakland and fremont. during the robbery, the victim's wife was also injured. police that have not released a possible motive in the incident. >> some of san francisco top city and law enforcement officials are meeting to discuss the tactics of the city's use is to address the costly vandalism at a three day conference. graffiti cost san francisco more than $20 million each year. back in the '90s san francisco created an anti graffiti task force and this is develop the database catalog the graffiti in the terminal was responsible for each tagging. >> president obamas second

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>> we are backed at 7:45 a.m. we have a couple of hot spots. both in the east bay. >> they are sort of connected. the first here in oakland is on the nimitz freeway north bound 80 is backing up the traffic into san leandro. for the only reason the back up is not better here is because there is not enough traffic getting out to the nimitz freeway because of a stalled big rig here. the big oig

has been blocking the line for over one hour. >> on northbound238. coming into castro valley off the dublin grade. half the distance from dublin to castro valley is covered by the back up. although the 238 traffic not getting to the damage freeway is making it easier. it is starting to back up towar twods 238. 580 is the best alternate but cost is difficult to get through because of the problems on 238. >> as we look at the bay bridge there is no traffic know back up or no delay. >> the san mateo bridge we are near the time when we could see some 20 minute drive times. we do not now here it is just 11 minutes. >> for the golden gate bridge and light and easy ride for 101 southbound even with the volume up the speech have not dropped at all. >> a check of the weather

with erica. >> we are looking at clear skies for most of the bay area. dealing with some patchy fog for some of our north bay valley is. the east bay, hayward at 37. 30 in walnut creek. concord upper twenties. at the freezing mark in livermore. checking out south bay conditions upper '30's in sunnyvale. 33 in campbell and saratoga in 36 degree reading. >> the numbers in to the afternoon plenty of up bridge 60s. los gatos, campbell 66. 65 in santa clara. east bay not as warm as the south bay but we are on the mild side. concord 62. 60 in danville. east bay shoreline lows 60s for oakland and berkeley. >> petaluma 62. a city in the upper 50s. >> satellite and radar picture shows high pressure

will remain in control into the weekend. >> clear skies, sunshine, and temperatures will be a bit warmer. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows changes as we head into the middle of next week we will be introduced cloud cover into the forecast. wednesday is looking to have a 20 percent chance of showers. >> ♪ yes or no. did you ever take substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> did it feel wrong? >> at the time. no. >> did not even feel wrong? >> it was scary. if i did not like what someone said and for what ever reason in my own head i viewed that as someone being disloyal or a friend turning on you or what ever i tried to control that. that is a lie and they are liars. >> instead lance admits he is a liar. gary after seeing

and hearing this does this do anything for lance. >> darya can i be brutally honest. he bores me. the whole thing bores me. the over things so much leak out. i watched the first two minutes. the way she did was yes or no. did you see it. >> i saw the clips you were talking about. >> i switched the channel after hearing a bit of it to miami heat and the lakers. >> personal feeling is a personal feeling. i think he is a cunning, egotist and i have no interest in watching him. >> how about getting ready for the big game. i am going to watch it at my brother's house. he said to me already if you are going to talk you

go upstairs. if you get in front of the tv move its. >> you have to seriously watch this game and no one can talk. >> i did not know you had a brother. >> he is in san francisco and has a giant screen like everyone has. it is a big deal. >> so your brother is one of the guys to have a big game did not bother him. >> o yes. when is it any gaining. >> is he a older or younger brother. >> much colder. so old. >> i did not know that that's-much older. >> you know how i lobby for a super bowl party with you. >> some days i am ready to welcome you all for some days i do not want to hear you talk. >> you told me like the new promo on your radio. have

you seen the kron promo for us of taking claim that credit for the 49ers and for colin kaepernick. >> watch this. >> 444 total combine your and four touchdowns against the packers. coincidence maybe. i think is the power of for a period goal colin. >>--go colin. >> i feel like i have just been robbed. (laughter) >> i just wonder how much credit i should take. ok find i did it. >> yesterday's, it is like icy san francisco cops have the big bet on an are so nice. they are huge and working hard. they say thank you for the job. i am

looking at them and say thank me. thank you. i go you guys are doing the job look at us. >> everyone out there let this young lady live her life. let her go places without being harassed let her live a normal existence please. >> i wanted to show you. >> i did not know if you ever had of their and rocked the bed head. >> the san jose sharks--he cannot get his hair combed.

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>> (male announcer): live from the bay area this is the kron 4 morning news. kron 4 news at 8 starts now. >> we're starting off live in the traffic center with george. we have two hot spots and are bad and continuing. >> and connecting darya. the first was the oakland. the first one will talk about but the second to occur. it blocks the left bound lanes at 29. the only reason is not worse backed up into hayward because of the traffic so much of it comes

from 238 cannot get there because of these other hot spots the stalled big rig that is blocking the connector ramp. it is backing up the ride. you can see coming out of dublin and the dublin interchange. this is what we call the dublin grade. all the way through castro valley. >> this one has been out here for an hour and have. the tow truck it to clear it has not arrived because it is stuck in the back up. >> by maps are getting away from me. take interstate 580 to get around it. >> how would you get to interstate 580 when traffic is already back up on interstate 580. >> maybe you should wait. >> you wait out i think. the prohibition has been lifted for big rigs using interstate 580 and will be

until the stalled big rig for which a sig alert has been issued clears. >> at the bay bridge the lower a back up for delay. the quick bridge check continue with the san mateo bridge, highway 92 problem free with a 13 minute drive time. >> for the golden gate bridge is light traffic 4101 south bound. >> looking to the weather center for an update here is erica. >> your friday morning forecast george, clear skies for most of the bay area. we had some instances of locally dense fog foreign in the north bay valley. it will bar off into the afternoon. >> speaking of the afternoon sunshine, temperatures similar to yesterday's not warm. >> we will continue with the warming trend as we head into tomorrow extended forecast looking dry with warmer temperatures expected as we start the next work week. >> let us take a look at the numbers. frigid twenties in napa santa rosa. 45 in san

francisco. oakland, seven degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. i will show you the weekend forecast coming up in a bit. james. >> thank you erica. >> new this morning anyone looking to get a flu shot this season knows they're not easy to come by. what manith many places running out of those shots. we will know a place this morning that should have them ready to go. kron fours will tran this morning to tell us. >> this almost like a black friday the arrest. people are frustrated over the past couple of weeks after personally driving to their pharmacy are calling and they are out. at this place not only did they have yesterday they had it this morning. the families are turning up including marine his son. >> why was important to get

your views out? >> yes-to get your flu shot? >> i saw you walking out robbing your arm. how did feel? >> not bad. i recommend it. >> did your dad say you would get it or not >> it was not an option. >> let us show you the line. there is no line at this point people came early and are inside. those were getting shot a confirmation. >> if you guys have enough jobs available up until nine? >> yes we do. if people cannot stay we have other options for them to comment. we have our urgent clear can open seven days per week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.. >> you can see you signed

up, register, and it is $10 cash or check. >> back to you james. >> will. we are learning more about the various first flew related deaths of the season. santa clara county health is reporting a 98 year old woman who died earlier this month but also suffer from chronic illnesses including ammonia at the time. there has been five reported flu related deaths in the state and health officials are saying the season is not over and is not too late to get a shot. >> an update on that reported kidnapping the reported attempted kidnapping in san jose turns out it never happened. >> it was a hoax. the mother made the whole thing up and admit it to police. a really she said she was outside with her daughter and a weird guy tried to grab her daughter out of her arms she

screamed and the guy ran off. there was no such case. she made the thing up. she admitted that and they are considering whether she should be charged with filing a false police report. >> an interview with oprah winfrey lance armstrong coming clean about doping . >> the seventh time tour de france winner says he used a variety of performance enhancing drugs to win those titles. >> armstrong refuse to enter with oprah asked if betsy amddrdeu , the wife of armstrong's former teammate frank e. amdreu was telling the truth when she said that in 1996, she overheard him telling a doctor treating him for cancer that he was doping. >> he also admitted being a bully. >> if i view that as disloyal or a friend turning on you i try to control. >> armstrong has been

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>> we are backed at 8:09. >> new this morning the white house says vice president joe biden will visit three european countries next month. >> this is the vice president first foreign trip during the obama and mistresses second term. mr. biden will make stops in the united kingdom, germany and france. and is expect to meet with leaders of each country. >> he will also speak at the munich security conference in germany. the vice president's trip comes as europe continues to struggle with the debt crisis that the obama administration fears could affect positive economic trends here in the u.s.. >> google is setting up new headquarters in the u.k. that when all is said and done could be worth nearly $2 billion. >> the mountain view based company has purchased a 2.4 a. plot in london's king's cross king'sgppg;e plans to

build a 1 million square foot, 11 story office. construction is expected to start later this year and is expected to be finished in 2016. >> amazon is taking another step to try and lessen apple scrip over on device music sales. >> the online retailer says it is launching the h t m l five mp 3 store specifically for the iphone and ipad itouch. >> amazon is offering 22 million tracks on its mobile website amazon .com/m p 3. >> when a user makes a purchase, it is automatically transferred to their amazon cloud player and can be played back using a mobile app. >> apple has received a petition to have a national rifle association game app removed. critics say the app is both inappropriate and insensitive. >> the game called nra

practice range includes a virtual shooting range targets of various shapes and sizes. guns include a stalled and sniper rifles. and while there is nothing particularly by and about the game it was released on one month anniversary of the sandy hook elementary school shooting. >> this one month anniversary of the school shooting critics felt the release of the game was poorly timed and that was a political jab. after the break, we will talk about the latest on gun control as a placlegislation with our political analyst michael yaki. koi??çóñk?wç

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>> we have two big political issues to talk about this morning. new gun control proposals and president obamas inauguration on monday. >> joining us to the studios political analyst michael yaki. >> the president is announcing what he is going to do outside of congress to get the ball moving at least. >> i think what you see is the president basically saying even though i am being inaugurated is business as usual. he is trying to take advantage of the momentum in public opinion. he put forth a gun proposal on thursday you saw the reaction going forward. the best bets are universal background checks will go through. high-capacity magazines have a good chance for the big five will be where it was 20 years ago on the assault weapons ban. you have a lot of people believe it should have the ability to support shoot or

what ever it you want to shoot no matter what it looks like or what ever that it will inflict. >> to you think it will be a make or break for him. will it be a sign of what he can do if he is able to push things through. >> it is interesting. in the first time he was known for is not gonna pass i will not send it there. >> everyone is pretty sure in the house of representative the assault weapon ban has a low chance of making it. the s senate this kind of iffy. he decided to go for it. when you look at the 55/6% of whoever supports it may be when it comes down to each congressional district which is a lot of red states it does not have a chance because their only concern is being attacked by someone on the right.

>> the president has unveiled he has taken his campaign apparatus and last night they formally announced they are switching it over into a 501 c four. >> this is a way for him to be able to push his agenda outside of the white house. >> it is a way to take money from donors and put it into political action. grass- roots action which democrats have not done very well on a sustained political basis. this is a big thing for the president. i think doing this on the eve of his inauguration is a way of saying i am taking this seriously. i am moving forward. i am being sworn in but i am coming end date want to get this thing through. >> the parties are scheduled this weekend in washington d.c. ahead of the inauguration. >> i have been to a couple of of operations. it is

always the official one that you want to go on one is the rock the vote one. >> if you are going to the inauguration this weekend bring a peace of cardboard to stand on to put your feet on it helps to keep the heat from draining from your body. >> here is cent of our gross that spirit who had the shortest inaugural address? >> george washington. >> the longest one the guy got the flu and died. >> william henry harrison it was two and one-half hours long. cold and rainy. >> james taylor, kelly clarkson will jointly.oin

musically. >> it is well contained. there is no big outdoor party like there was four years ago they had a huge concert. >> the president will be sworn in and actually on sunday. what we see on monday is a re-enactment. >> a dramatic re-enactment. >> will you be here on monday? >> i will be here telling you about the bible's. >> you will be here providing political insight. >> i think guns will be part of the inaugural address. >> 8:19 is the time. >> we want to turn our attention to weather and traffic.

>> better news for one of the hot spots that is on highway 880 the damage freeway north bound. the multi vehicle accident that blocked the two left lanes have finally been cleared. it has been taken completely from the freeway however, the damage has been done on 880 north down the drive time currently 38 minutes. as you work your way up from 238. look at the red on the map. 238 is where another hot spot is located that is a stalled big rig. it has yet to be cleared we are coming up on two hours that the big rig has been blocking a lane of traffic. part of the reason it lost a wheel. one of the tigers came off the wheel. the cannot just hauled awaytigers cl and they cannot just hauled away-- tirs.

>>tires. >> an easy ride for our hot spot to the bay bridge. no delays. >> your san mateo bridge ride we have not seen big drive times here is state route 11-13 minutes. >> the golden gate bridge ridrive is like this morning. >> erica. >> george i saw plenty of sunshine. downtown san francisco on the mild side 47 degrees. mid '40's and oakland. upper '30's around san carlos. concord still below the freezing mark. in our last report temperatures now were holding on to '30's along the delta. the majority of the bay area is seeing a wide range of '40's. is a little warmer along the admitted coastline. you can see by lunchtime light blue starts

to fill in for the immediate bay area. >> agreed uc indicates where we are climbing to the '60s. certainly will be designed to be outdoors. >> the temperatures are feeling like springtime in the middle of january. >> by 8:00 p.m. a mixed bag up upper '40's low 50s. >> temperatures running just a couple of degrees warmer than yesterday. los gatos 66. the site for campbell. 65 in santa clara. the east bay will not provide as much work as a south bay but it is mild when you keep in mind it is january. >> 61 for pleasanton. 63 in union city. north bay a mixed bag of 60s. >> downtown san francisco an afternoon high of 61. 59 for daly city and 63 expected in san bruno. >> we have a beach hazard statement going into effect later this afternoon at a high surf advisory from

saturday to sunday. >> for those of you going to be, have long they to enjoy the surf competition expect sunshine, clear skies, tippers in the mid-60s for sunday. >> today's well from the rest are 4 to 5 ft. they could get up to 20 ft. on sunday--swells. >> your kron 4 7 day around the bay forecast shows sunshine warmer conditions in to the afternoon. wednesday we're changing the game we will see more in the way of cloud cover and a 20 percent chance of showers. >> 8:23 on the clock. the kron 4 morning news have to take a quick break but we will be right

>> a federal judge appears ready to allow san francisco public nudity ban to go into effect on february 1st. >> public nudity activists filed a federal lawsuit hoping to overturn the new law. >> they argue that the law violates their first amendment right to express their political views >> only in san francisco can you see a grown man in a pink dress playing guitar for one of the nine statin frons

federal building. >> the ban is due to take affect every first. >> and the activists want to be able to walk round st. bucket naked. we are born this way and this is our human body that is decriminalized. >> some of them storm of the cold weather without is to ca stitch of clothing waiting for the trial. >> back to the man in the pink dress he never actually got naked, he did expose himself the entire time. >> it shouldn't be allowed. >> the bad behavior part that are proceprotesting they should be a stark naked but attacked this lady. >> i asked him why is he not

naked but exposing himself. >> his comment, i don't have any to be naked i don't have any need to expose myself either. but i think the freedom should be there. >> then, after more deeper thought. >> money i used to take the train-- >> well, there you have a perfectly good reason to walk around buck naked in san francisco. >> by the way for in the court session a guide his girlfriend apparently thought will be a good idea to make out of a federal courtroom. >> i guess you have to see what happens. >> in san francisco stanley roberts kron 4 news. >> thank is daily. >> here is a live look outside george has an update on our hot spots coming

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8:30 a.m.. we are looking at a hot spot on the mimic freeway. there was a multi car crash at 49th and the traffic is backed up into hayward. it is a 43 minute drive time coming out of hayward from highway 92. this is twice the normal commute time. there was a stall semi truck that was there for about two hours perry ed this has been backing up the traffic on 580 westbound. this is also the reason why semi trucks are not allowed to use it. there are big delays. the only well round this is if you took a another way. >> we are looking forward to

a very nice after noon. a lot of people will be outdoors. we are still contending with temperatures in the freezing mark. hayward is waking up to 43 degrees. you could expect sunshine and plenty of 60's to go or around. tonight will build a mild side. was a mix bag upper 40's. tomorrow will be even warmer. it will be a very pleasant weekend. it will certainly feel like spring. >> we will turn our attention to the san francisco forty-niners. they are now sweeping the bay area. the team is ready to take on on the atlanta falcons on sunday for the nfc championship game. to get you more new is faster we will go to mike pelton who is live at the niners headquarters in santa clara.

>> if you have lived in san francisco that you must be on the top of the world. the 49ers are just one win away from the super bowl. i am outside of the complex in santa clara when a few hours the team will have a practice about 11:40 a.m.. if they will board a plane at 2:30 p.m. and head to atlanta. the winner will go to the super bowl and this is san francisco's consecutive nfc championship game. they lost last season but the coaching staff and the players hope that will turn out differently. >> last year, we beat the stakes and we thought we had a chance. we were just two games a way. we will go down there and take care of business. >> we will do what we always

do. we will keep a great attitude and their rate to play football. >> the atlanta falcons are the top seed in the nfc. even though the game is on the road the 49ers are still favored to win perry . >> you can share with us your niner pride and we have pictures in all week long. here is the latest one. it is cutee! you can't keep your pictures coming in. you could e-mail them to us or send it to our face book page. >> it is 8:34 a.m.. the pilot who was in charge of the oil tanker that

sideswipes the bay bridge last week it could get his license taken away. that is if a state agency finds him at fault for the accident. 70 the 751 ft. vessel called of the overseas reymar hit the western span of the bridge on january the seventh, causing more than $2 million worth of damage. the san francisco bar pilots association says that a kleess change course at the last minute and heavy fog. investigators looking into that change as well as other factors, including the malfunctioning radar beacon equipment at the bridge, as possible contributors to the crash. >> law enforcement sources

say a millionaire investor who was killed last november during a home invasion and montessori note was set up by an escort. 21 year-old deangelo austin, 21 year-old javier garcia, and 26 year- old luklis anderson has been charged with the murder of ravi kumra. both of them are known gang members from was oakland will former robbery crews and targeted homes in oakland and fremont. on the robbery, his wife was also injured. >> an update to its story that we have been following here on the kron 4 morning

news. the algerian state news service says that nearly 100 out 132 foreign hostages have been freed from a gas plant. the hostages are from at least 10 countries including the u.s.. in a statement that was released this morning, defense secretary leon panetta says that the u.s. is working with british and algerienne governments to assist what happens with the hostage crisis. also, that algerian helicopters and special forces stormed a gas plant where the hostages were being held. >> house republicans say that they may seek a short- term extension of the government's debt limit in the next few weeks, a move that would avoid an immediate default by the treasury. republican paul ryan provided no details on

the duration of any extension or conditions that might be attached. he spoke as republicans sought to unify for this spring's budget struggles, looking for ways to maximize their leverage in talks with president barack obama over spending cuts. >> president obama is second inauguration is days away, but do not expect the same pageantry that you saw the first time around. only 900,000 people are attending which is have as many who attended in 2009. this year's preparations have been replete with rehearsals, withstand ends, playing the president, vice president, chief justice. the real president will have to swearing ins. a public ceremony on monday, and a private one the day before. he will use to bibles, one that was owned by abraham

lincoln, up the other by martin luther king jr.. >> you will be able to watch the ceremony live on the kron4 morning news on monday. it will start at 8:30 a.m. in the morning. will also have of the parade lot on our 24-7 bay area news channel started at 10:35 a.m.. >> we will be right back. look at you guys with your fancy-schmancy

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>> welcome back. the time is 8:41 a.m.. right now we are watching serious weather conditions and other parts of the country. parts of the saudis are digging out this morning from a winter storm that dumped snow or around the region, and that played a role in at least one death. >> check out the video that we have. this is a variation of the scenes. virginia,

alabama and north carolina. in virginia, some parts of the state sought much as 13 in. of snow. road crews are out in full force this morning to plow and to treat the roads. while the winter storm is not as severe as it initially was feared, i c rosa remain a concern this morning. some school systems decided to open late. >> we will have the update of our weather. here is a look at the james lick freeway we will be right back. ñçñçñnñmññoñmñw?çç

>> welcome back. it is 8:45 a.m.. we are just updated the roads. they both have cleared on northbound to 38.

however, the heavy traffic remains. the northbound ride that is backed up to hayward as clock said 43 minutes. if this is more than twice the usual drive time heading out of hayward on highway 92. westbound 580 is still backed up heading into castro valley. 580 is still slow from carry an extra traffic. use to take an alternate route. >> looking at the bridges we have had an easy drive perianth the bay bridge toll plaza has no backup for delays. the san mateo bridges still a pretty easy ride. we did not see the drive times read to but 13 minutes. the golden gate bridge commute looks pretty good. we d >> it will be relatively warm. this is the middle of january. it if you like

yesterday you would definitely like it today. we will have similar conditions. napa is coming in at 60 degrees and upper 60s for those of you who are headed or near the gilroy area. we will see upper 60s all throughout the weekend. here's a look at the numbers right now. we're still in the upper 20s for santa rosa, 31 in concord, 44 in oakland. temperatures are going to be warmer. we will pass on a few degrees than yesterday. it will feel like spilling outside and los gatos will be at 66. the east bay will not be as warm as the south bay but it will be mild. upper 50's for fairfield and antioch. yes city is coming in at 63 degrees and 61 in san leandro. >> daly city is one of bay

and the upper 50s and 614 vallejo we do have freezing fog for the next several mornings. tall whole afternoon high will be in the upper 40's so it will be very mile there is well. we do still have a lot of snow that is up there. use to bundle up. less what you do the 7 day around the bay. it will be nice and warm as we head into the weekend. the morning lows will not be too bed. we do have some changes at to talk about as we go into next week. by wednesday the cloud cover will increase and it would be a 10 to 20 percent chance of showers. the temperatures will start to decline as we head into next weekend. it

>> is 8:48 a.m.. to >> more than a million dollars in gold nuggets were stolen out of a northern california courthouse last year. now we have learned that the thieves may be right here in the bay area. >> search warrants were executed in el sobrante and el cerrito. the siskiyou county sheriff says that the potential evidence was recovered and those searches but that would not say if that evidence was bowl. no are arrests have been made but the sheriff says that his team does have a strong piece of evidence on their side. >> a convicted felon suspected of running an illegal gun operation out of

his asset mattel home has pleaded not guilty. 35 year- old antonio infante faces up to 10 years after police found several weapons including an assault rifle during a raid last friday. a concerned neighbor called police after they noticed a lot of people going in and out of the house. the district attorney's office says the says he is a convicted felon, he cannot legally possess any type of guns. neighbors say that there have been problems stemming from .

>> investigators say that now of the weapons appear to be stolen or tied to other crimes, but the guns will be sent to a crime lab for testing. when the weapons did have this serial numbers removed. >> meantime, boeing planes will continue to build. 787 dream liner jet liner while engineers are trying to solve the better part of that ground the planes. the dream liner was on a worldwide yesterday. the faa announced that the battery failure caused a leak of flammable material, he damages mo. it is not clear how long the investigation will take or how long it will take to fix the problem. >> they are the disney

characters that we know and love, now they are coming to life in an entirely new way. rich demuro has a look in today's tech report from the at&t universal studio. no longe >> the incredible sum, pirates of the caribbean, and monsters 8 will be the ones to pick from. the figure rings have two components. you can invest in this torrid. these are really cool collectibles. on-screen you comply with the characters or you can mix them up. every kid will

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>> the 49ers will win! >> how do you defend against him. we have a really good defense. >> i think we will handle it well. >> let's not get a head of ourselves. we just need to wait and see what happens pere. >> keep your videos coming in perry .

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>> it is 9:00 a.m. perry ed we are in the traffic center with george perry ed >> we have cleared up the two problems that we were following. the first was an accident on 29 northbound. there was a stall semi truck. it took awhile to clear them but the heavy traffic remains. interstate

580 was alternate and it is still pretty backed up. 880 is still look and 30 minute drive time. looking at the bridges we will look at the bay bridge toll plaza. is it like an easy ride. there are no delays. >> you can still see that we are dealing with fog and inland valleys. it is still chilly outside but as we head to afternoon it will be mostly sunny. the evening it will be clear and mild conditions. the temperatures right now are at 46 degrees and san francisco. concord is out of the freeze the market 38 degrees. your full forecast will be coming up. >> the new this morning,

anyone looking to get a flu shot this season know that there are not easy to find. with many places running out of those shots,. we will have a place for you to go to this morning. we will go to will tran who is live in fremont. >> we are live in fremont and they stated that this program will last a 9:00 a.m. perry ed people can still come in and even though it is 9:00 a.m.. people that have the drive from union city will they still have time? >> yes. his if they get here before 9:30 a.m. they should be okay. if not, they should come about 2:00 p.m.. >> here is video of people who arrived earlier at 6:00

a.m.. there were families here getting shots for their children. we know that when the children go to school they can usually bring home john set the whole family can get. >> why was it important for you to get here? >> i receive my shot at work. i wanted to come down for my child because we are born on a cruise perry . if you are going to get a flu shot then we wanted to go ahead and get before we leave. >> you could come down here and get registered and you can pay $10 cash or checks. >> we are learning about the

bay area's first flu related deaths of the season. santa clara county health officials say that the victim was 98 years old who died earlier this month. she also suffered from a variety of other chronic illnesses including pneumonia. there have now been five reported flu deaths in the state. health officials said that the worst may still be coming. >> we have an update now on that attempted kidnapping in san jose that we reported earlier this week. police say that it was all made up. according to investigators, the mother has admitted to

making up the story. she initially told police a man tried to wrestle third heart three year-old daughter of arms what they were in front of their yard. please notice the there were some inconsistencies with her story, and after more questioning the police department, stated that the mother made it up. police say is is there is no neighborhood watch program and the area may be some from this incident that will spur a one. >> in an interview with oprah winfrey, lance armstrong comes clean about doping. the seventh time " tour de france " winner says that he used a variety of performance enhancing drugs to when those titles.

george howell has more on armstrong's confession. it >> we have lost audio when with howell. but we learned that he stated that he was sorry that he did what he did. >> it is nine 05 a.m.. it we will be right back.nine 0a.m.9:e right back.

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>> welcome back. new this morning, the white house as the vice-president joe biden will visit three european countries next month. this is the vice president's first foreign trip during the obama administration's second term. mr. biden will make stops in the united kingdom, germany and france. he is expected to meet with leaders of each country. he will also speak at a the munich security conference in germany. the vice president's trip to europe continues to struggle with a debt crisis that the obama administration fears could affect positive economic trends here in the united states. >> goal is setting up new headquarters in the u.k. that is when all is said and done, could be worth nearly

$2 billion. the mountain view based company has purchased a 2.4 a. pilots in of london's king's cross. google plans to build a 1 million square foot-11 story office. construction is expected to start later this year and is expected to be finished by 2016. >> amazon is taking another step to try and lessen apple's a grip over on-the vice music sales. the online retailer says that they will launch their html 5 m p three store specifically for the iphone and the ipad itouch. amazon is offering 22 million tracks on it's a mobile web site amazon.com/

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>> welcome back perry e. >> there was a multi car accident that was blocking

traffic in also eight big read the perry ea semi truck. ha bridge to check. the metering lights have been turned off on the bay bridge. the san mateo bridge has no delays and it looks good. it is a 11 minute commute whether you're on easter westbound. the golden gate bridge it has been trouble-free all morning long. >> it is a beautiful start to this friday morning. you can see plenty of sunshine. we did deal with patchy fog and we do still have a little bit in the inland area perry e. we will continue o see one temperatures but we may see some ran by me it week. >> it is 31 degrees in napa

and low 40's in vallejo. it is already in the '60s in richmond. as we set the clock ahead to 10:00 a.m. we will still be dealing with 40's but there are plenty of 50's outside indicated of a light blue color on your screen. for those of you who are headed out this evening the temperatures drop to the low 50's and '40's. >> it will be another pleasant day 66 degrees is expected in los gatos. it's 53 degrees for mountain view and slightly chilly in the east bay valleys. at 61 degrees for pleasanton, low 60's for the east bay shore. downtown san francisco will have a high of 61 degrees. it will be upper 50's for the others. as we take a

look s satellite and radar high pressure will still be building. at this is for the coastline. it >> >> it is nine of 3:00 p.m.. we want to talk more about what lance armstrong said with his interview with oprah winfrey. in an interview and with oprah winfrey, lance armstrong came clean about doping. the seventh time tour de france

winner says that he used a variety of performance and has entrust to win seven titles. mary ellen hopkins has the story. the >> this feel wrong? >> no perry ed >. >> he said that he was a bully. >> weather arrived you this as someone behaving disloyal or a friend turning on me i tried to control it. >> armstrong refused answer if his former teammates wife was telling the truth when she stated that in 1996 she heard him tell a doctor that he was doping. >> residents of austin,

texas where armstrong is frustrated that they have mixed reactions. >> i think that is a cheater. i personally take that what he puts in his body is his business. if everyone is doing that, whoever is best at it, titi, win. >> this will be costly for him because he had to get everything back. he is also facing numerous charges. >> more than a million and dollars in gold nuggets were stolen last year. we have learned that the thieves may be here in the bay area. search warrants were executed. no are arrests have been made but the sheriff says that the team does have a strong piece of evidence on their side. they

have the ban didst dna. the cirrus believe that some of the stolen gold has been sold off and they say that it possibly may have been melted down. >> one suspect is still lose after three attempts to rob a jewelry store. it was all caught on video. the owner describes seeing the robbers are rushing into her store. the store owners husband surprised the robbers, he pulled out his handgun from behind the counter. the three would-be robbers ran out of the store empty-handed, two of the suspects were later captured by police. >> and hayward police are looking for a gunman

involved in a shooting. you are looking at video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news. police were called out to the lord tennyson apartments, on tennyson road just before 4. police identified the victim as a 24 year-old man from oakland. he was taken to the hospital for treatment of non light rain injuries. the suspect is still on the run. >> and not guilty plea from a convicted felon suspected of running an illegal gun operation out of his san mateo home. 35 year-old antonio infante faces up to 10 years in prison. a concerned neighbor called police after noticing a lot of activity was going in and out of the house. if the investigators say that not of the weapons appear to be stolen or tied to other crimes. if they stated that

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still privacy concerns for anything but you might have used on facebook. this could be due to religion, politics and schools. all this information can be easily searched by your friends. deserter bird talk about this a a press conferencezucker burke talked at this at the press conference. what we will do is that we will put us as an encouragement among on- screen so that way everyone will have a chance to look through the tools at to see what people will be able to find about them. >> facebook is trying to and voided a privacy controversy. they're trying to make it easy for users to alter their settings. when

you see this privacy's sentencin setting talipot but yu should click on and go through. >> you could go to your face book privacy's settings and adjust your activity log perry e. use a remote any information that you do not want to be searchable. for the time being they have not integrated. you should go through your life wit \. facebook will use your likes and interest to do your results. people will be at a search for people who have lived in kansas or wore a democrat or maybe single. >> >> it is 9:27 a.m.. here is

a live look outside our roof cam one van ness boulevard. >> we will be right back perry .ck.

>> welcome back. finally it is are getting back to normal in the east bay. the drive time on the mimic is now with 23 minutes. this is just one minute above the normal commute time. if we can finally say that things are getting better. it is still sluggish on friday. if

there is an new problem for the peninsula. 1 01 north bound to peninsula avenue there is a report of a crash that is blocking the right- hand lane pre-empt. >> as we head into afternoon we will see plenty of sunshine perry ed it will be clear in my out into the evening as well. if taken a look at your current temperature santa rosa is still above subfreezing but they are slowly warming up. there ought of the 20's. it is 46 degrees in novato. i will talk to you about where the temperatures are headed in my next report. >> forty-niner fever is sweeping the bay area as a

team is ready to take on the atlanta falcons on sunday it for the nfc championship game. if to get you more news faster, we will turn to mike pelton who is live with the niners headquarters in santa clara. >> it is a great time to be a 40 niner fan. the team is just one win away from going to the super bowl. the team is beginning to show what. there is a relatively full parking lot. some of these cars belong to the team, or the staff. the schedule at this facility is scheduled for 11:40 a.m.. after this and is practicing that will board a plane at 2:30 p.m. perrie this is the second consecutive nfc championship that the niners have played in. they lost last season. the players in the coaching staff hope that this time

they can pull it out. >> last year were play the saints. it i thought we had a chance. we were just a couple games away. >> will take care of business. we will go down there and try to get to the big one. it >> will do what we always do. i will speak for myself. i will keep a great attitude and they're ready to play football. >> the atlanta falcons are the top seed in the nfc perry ed if even though the gammas on the road the niners are actually favored to win on sunday. we would just have to wait and see. >> we are just two days away

until the big gang, we want to see your nine a pride. here are some our viewers. keep them coming, composed among our facebook page or e-mail them to us and it's kron4.com >> law enforcement sources say millionaire investor that was killed last november don't at home invasion was set up by an escort. this is video from our helicopter partnership with abc 7 news on the scene. both austin and garcia are known gang members from west oakland who former recruit and targeted homes in oakland in fremont. during the robbery, the wife also was injured. police still have not released a possible

motive in the incident. >> the pilot was in charge of the oil tanker that sideswipe the bay bridge last week could get his license taken away. that is if the state agencies find some at fault for the accident. if the 751 ft. vessel hit the western span of the bridge on january the seventh call in calls a more than $2 million worth of damage. no oil was spilled and no one was injured. but the ships bar pilot, could be reprimanded for that accident. the san francisco bar pilots association says that he chased a course at the time and it was in heavy fog. >> house republicans said they may seek a short-term extension of the government's debt limit in the next few weeks, a move

that would avoid any media defog by the treasury. republican paul ryan provided no details on the duration of any extension or conditions that might be attached. he spoke as republicans sought to unified for this spring's budget struggles, looking for ways to maximize their leverage in talks with president obama over spending cuts. >> president obama second inauguration is days away, but do not expect the same as you saw the last time around. this jury will be scaled down. only 900,000 people are attending which is half as many as attended in 2009. this year's preparations have been replete it. the real president will have to swearing ins. he will have a public ceremony on monday, a private one the day before. he will use two bibles, one

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morning, defense secretary leon panetta says said the u.s. is working with british and algerienne governments to assess what is happening with the hostage crisis. also, the algerian helicopters and special forces stormed the gas plant where the hostages were being held. >> a federal judge appears ready to allow san francisco's public nudity ben to go into effect on february the first period for public nudity activists filed a federal lawsuit hoping to overturn the new law. they argue that the law violates their first amendment right to express their political views. kron4 stanley roberts went to a protest that was an san francisco yesterday. >> this isn't today's edition of people behaving badly. >> this is our human bodies

and it is being criminalize. to >> some of them stood around and call weather without a stitch of clothing. >> this was just a real sight to see. the nils crudes was around is one of naked guy. >> he never really got naked but he did continue to expose himself. >> you should not be allowed to do this. >> he stated that he's a big allowed to be in that it perry ed >> defense game on you. it >> i had some why did he become infected and expose himself? >> i do not have a need to. >> that after deeper thought he camera with a better answer. >> this is my way of being

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>> welcome back. >> there was a multicar crash that block the to love

him lanes and this was just clear from roadway. we can expect that things will start getting back to normal. the ride is still backed up through highway 92. this is for your northbound ride on highway 11. just moments ago the chp pulled all of these vehicles off the road. there are no longer any glass blocks. and that be so it is likely that this backup will clear up very quickly. and >> other conditions look pretty good around the bay. the bay bridge has no backups and in the ring lies have been turned off for about an hour-and-a-half now. if this is how light of the traffic has been. the san mateo bridge has been an easy ride. the golden gate bridge to i do not have a

shot for you so i would just finish with the san mateo bridge. >> taken a look at our roof cam it is a beautiful start to the morning. temperatures it was still chilly this morning. if you are heading out the door in santa rosa it is 31 degrees. 31 degrees currently in fairfield. up for mid 50s for richmond and low 50's for san francisco. as we track the temperatures for the day as we set the clock to 10:00 a.m. we will see may late '50s. it will be low 60's by noontime. it will be a widespread a 60's. for those of you head in out this evening the temperatures will drop back down to the '50s. >> the south bay will be mainly in the '60s. campbell

will be at 65 degrees and low 60's for mountain dew as well as for fremont. upper 50s and low 60's. it will be low 60's off to the east as well. 59 degrees for ocean beach and may low 60's for the north bay perry at about 62 degrees will be expected for petaluma. >> if you are headed to the surf competition the temperatures will be low to mid 60's. be careful if you go out to the beach and to bring your binoculars. >> the 7 day around the bay state's there was still have a warmer temperatures as we head into the weekend. but by tuesday we will have an increase in cloud covers and rain is expected for next wednesday. >> bay area ahead lies, more

than a million dollars and gold nuggets were stolen out of a northern california courthouse last year. we have learned that the thieves may be right here in the bay area. search warrants were executed. no arrests have been made but this year and says that his team does have a strong piece of evidence perry . >> a not guilty plea from a

convicted felon who is suspected of running an illegal gun operation out of this san mateo home. 35 year-old antonio infante faces up to 10 years in prison after police found several weapons and clear that assault rifle during a raid last friday. the district attorney's office as as as he is a convicted felon, he cannot legally possess any guns. neighbors say that there have been problems stemming from the home in the past. >> investigators say that not of the weapons appear to be stolen or tied to other crimes, but the guns will be sent to a crime lab for investigation. one of the weapons did have their serial numbers removed. >> attention travelers, your

high-flying status with delta air lines may take a dive with the airline's new frequent-flier rules. delta announced a new spending requirement for gaining the lead status and the airlines sky miles program. in addition to wreck the nub of 5 mi. or segments, passengers will have to spend a minimum dollar amount of tickets each year for each one on the mileage ladder. the change starts on january the first of next year for mr. status in 2015. the >> meantime, both ibowl implants to continue building its 787 dream liner jet liner while engineers try to solve the battery problem that had grounded the plane. the dream liner was brought worldwide yesterday. death

faa announced that battery failure caused a leak of flammable material, he damaged in smoke. it is not clear how long the investigation will take. >> university of california officials say that the uc system can avoid raising undergraduate tuition this fall if they get the additional funding that is proposed an governor brown's budget. leaders discussed the university's financing at the border reached its meeting yesterday. in exchange for the extra funding, governor brown one psychologist to stop raising tuition, expand and their online courses and control spending. >> yelp is want to start displaying health inspection information about restaurants, bars, and cafes on its review site. san

francisco will be the first city in the country to purse their new health scores on the side. so how are restaurants and san francisco reacting to the new is that they're held inspection ratings are born to be posted on line? >> they should not be allowed to do this. >> the one thing that the owners are speaking about is that they do agree that their ratings are being posted but the cleanliness of restaurants will also go up. >> it is now -53 a.m. perry ed we will take a live look at the ba bridg9:53 a.m.. here's a look at our bay bridge approach. all the cars are now gone. we will be right

back.

to >> welcome back.it go morning thank you for watching. >> first lady michelle obama celebrated her 49th birthday

with a night on the town with her presidential hubby. the obama is a died at cafe milano last night, an upscale italian restaurant in the washington neighborhood of georgetown. if you may have noticed that the first lady has a new haircut, she is wearing bangs! >> thank you for watching.